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Donald Trump · State of the Union · February 24, 2026

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Donald Trump · State of the Union · February 24, 2026

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The 250th anniversary of American independence

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July 4, 2026: 250th anniversary

Context begins 00:12:59 (pbs-0167) · Claim caption window 00:12:59–00:13:09 · Donald Trump
Less than 5 months from now, our country will celebrate an epic milestone in American history: the 250th anniversary of our glorious American independence.

Publisher spells five while the official transcript uses 5.

The National Archives dates adoption of the Declaration of Independence to July 4, 1776. July 4, 2026 is 250 years later and 130 days after the address. Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776.

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  • National Archives chronology and calendar subtraction. Adoption, the independence vote and signing are separate events.
  • This supplies date context, not a ranking of national liberty, success or greatness.
  • July 4 adoption does not mean every delegate signed that day or that the war ended then.
  • PBS caption boundaries; independent acoustic timing verification remains incomplete.
  • Publisher-caption timing, not independently verified word-level audio timing.

Publisher caption boundaries; the official full-passage text is context, not a word-timed caption.

Period: July 4, 1776–July 4, 2026

Sources checked 2026-09-30.

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  1. National Archives: Creating the Declaration timeline
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